Are mud tyres a myth? (To a point)

fasthaggis
If I had to ride in a huge amount of mud all the time( I don't) I would just get a fad bike.

Probably a n00b question, but wouldn't a fat bike be worse in mud? I'm thinking a fat tyre that cut through the mud to get traction, but instead floats on top where it is most slippy? That's how I thought this stuff worked anyway.

It very much depends where you are and what you ride. If I exclusively rode natural rocky South Wales stuff or piney/ sandy forest singletrack or whatever then I guess I'd be sceptical of mud tyres. The local trails around us are already several inches deep in mud and often steep both up and down so a proper mud tyre really is needed. Unfortunately we don't all have the luxury of riding trails that hold up well in the wetter weather in which case a spikey, fast clearing mud tyre is a must

MudX all year round here, love em. 2.0's I think. Rear grip is awesome, front could be better but I've lived with worse. Had a purgatory but didn't like that much an ripped the sidewall so the x went back on. And they're light too. Win/win.